The Machine Stops
E. M. Forster
Nov 2018 · FrontPage Publishing · Narrated by Chloe Boyle
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The Machine Stops" is a science fiction short story by E. M. Forster. The story describes a world in which most of the human population has lost the ability to live on the surface of the Earth. Each individual now lives in isolation below ground in a standard 'cell', with all bodily and spiritual needs met by the omnipotent, global Machine
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November 22, 2022
phenomenal! Should be a required reading in highschool. The deep warning for our time was written over one hundred years ago.
Gabriel Plume
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November 28, 2023
amazing book. very telling of our future. however, ironically, this audiobook seems to be read by AI. don't bother with it
Stefan Barnett
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May 22, 2020
Excellent. Eerily relevant.
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